Rena Patel, MD
Basic profileAssociate Professor, Infectious Diseases · University of Alabama
Rena Patel is Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases at University of Alabama. OpenAlex indexes 145 publications with 1,928 citations (h-index 23); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies matched to this name.
Overview
Updated 28 Oct 2026
Rena Patel, MD, is Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases at University of Alabama at Birmingham. The public record shows 146 publications with 1,940 citations (h-index 23), centered on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 4 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (2023–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Open forum infectious diseases
- Top research focus: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 4 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 46.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 28 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- DYnamic decisioN Support for IntegrAting PrEP in Clinics for Young People in Alabama and Botswana
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Pharmacokinetic Study of Long-acting Antiretrovirals and Contraceptives in HIV
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Kuwa Free! - Live Free!
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Industry payments
Updated 28 Oct 2026
4 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Gilead Sciences, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc.Program year202512 payments
- CSL BehringProgram year20251 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Nervous system
100%Gabapentinoids100%Gabapentin100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 28 Oct 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2023–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- A tale of two cities: Understanding geographic differences by region and rurality in HIV care outcomes in the U.S.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
FY2026$566,463R01MH131542 - Co-benefits of co-delivery of long-acting antiretrovirals and contraceptives
University of Alabama at Birmingham
FY2026$204,604R01AI155052 - Co-benefits of co-delivery of long-acting antiretrovirals and contraceptives
University of Alabama at Birmingham
FY2026$121,123R01AI155052
Publications
Updated 28 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Associations between recent intimate partner violence and sustained viral suppression among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in western Kenya: A secondary analysis of a prospective cohort (Opt4Mamas).
International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Article2026 - HIV Resistance to Dolutegravir Varies With Coadministered Agents.
Clinical infectious diseases
Article2026 - A Community-Based, Multidisciplinary Training Program to Improve HIV Services for US-Based African Immigrants: Lessons Learned over 5 Years of Implementation.
International journal of environmental research and public health
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)Network
Updated 28 Oct 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Online presence
Updated 28 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/rena-patel-md
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linkedin.com/in/rena-patel-28423936b
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Mentions by others
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scholars.uab.edu/18418-rena-patel
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sites.uab.edu/patelresearchgroup
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hivma.org/membership--community/events--opportunities/awards-and-recognition/innovator-award
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uab.edu/cas/humanrights/people/faculty-fellows/rena-patel
- Instagram
Instagram post honoring Rena Patel, MD, MPH, MPhil, with the HIVMA Innovator Award (2025)
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Background & recognition
Updated 28 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Community Health Services, Stanford University
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Harvard School of Public Health
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →depts.washington.edu ↗ - MPhil in Sociology
University of Cambridge
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History/General, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Editorial Board
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Center for AIDS Research
Heersink School of Medicine, UAB
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UAB Minority Health & Health Equity Research Center (MHERC)
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UAB Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Global Health (MHIGH)
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Assistant Professor (previous appointment)
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Presenter
Challenges and Opportunities at the Intersections of Maternal and Child Health and HIV (UAB School of Public Health podcast/video listing)
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Pros and Cons of EHR and related datasets for HIV and SDoH-related research (UAB HIV-IS webinar series)
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